President Duterte wanted to “remove” the party-list system, according to Senate President Sotto. Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Thursday said that President Rodrigo Duterte didn’t want a term extension but rather an amendment to the party-list system under the 1987 Constitution. This, amidst speculations on why charter change (Cha-cha) deliberation was being revived in … Read more
Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake Jolts Zamboanga Del Norte A 4.3 magnitude earthquake hit Siocon, Zamboanga Del Norte on Thursday, January 7, 2021, at exactly 10:20 a.m. according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). Earthquakes hit without prior signs/warnings most of the time. The territories and nations including the Philippines lying along the Pacific … Read more
Chinese Experts Warns Sinopharm Vaccine Most Unsafe In World SINOPHARM VACCINE – A Chinese vaccine expert dubbed Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine as the most unsafe in the world. Several reports have claimed that Sinopharm’s vaccine merely had 50% efficacy against COVID-19. Additionally, Shanghai-based vaccine expert, Tao Lina added that the vaccine was found to produce 73 … Read more
The research on COVID-19 saliva-based testing was still in the works, according to a report. The research on the COVID-19 Saliva-Based Testing and COVID-19 Pooled Saliva-Based Testing was still in the works and awaiting approval, according to a report. This, after the Department of Health approved Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey … Read more
DOH approved Concepcion’s COVID-19 Pooled Swab Testing The Department of Health (DOH) officially approved Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion’s COVID-19 pooled swab testing. In a report on Manila Bulletin, Concepcion thanked the Department of Health for signing the Interim Guidelines on the Conduct of COVID-19 Pooled Testing in the Philippines. … Read more
A woman has died after being shot at US Capitol amid the storming of supporters of President Donald Trump. According to the spokesperson for the Washington Police Department, it is still unclear who shot the woman. But according to a witness, the shooting incident happened when the law enforcers told the people to “get back.” … Read more
Facebook removed “Likes” on its redesigned Pages and focused on “Followers” instead. Facebook officially announced its redesigned Facebook Pages experience and a big change with this update was the removal of “Likes” for Pages. With this change, Facebook wanted to focus on “Followers” in order to simplify the way users connect with their favorite Pages. … Read more
A passenger who had tested positive for the new COVID-19 variant in Hong Kong came from Cagayan Valley, according to the DOH. The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said that a passenger from the Philippines who tested positive for the new COVID-19 variant in Hong Kong came from Cagayan Valley. In a report on … Read more
Radio Personality Raffy Tulfo Launches Idol Shopping Network to Compete w/ Shopee & Lazada The veteran Filipino broadcaster Raffy Tulfo launched his own e-commerce platform to compete with Shopee and Lazada. Recently, Raffy Tulfo has launched his own e-commerce platform Idol Shopping Network (ISN). ISN is a local version of the giant online shopping websites … Read more
UK COVID Variant May Increase Caseload In PH By 15-fold UK COVID VARIANT IN PH – According to Dr. John Wong of the health research institution of Epimetrics Inc., entry of the new virus strain from the UK could spell disaster for the Philippines. The new virus strain isn’t deadlier than previous strains. However, it … Read more